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monocasa | karma 27236 | avg karma 2.94 · 2021-03-01 23:19:18+00:00

And the attempt to cancel France. Going so far to rename french fries "freedom fries".

All because France thought going to war with Iraq in 2003 was a bad idea.

cgb223 | karma 2493 | avg karma 4.55 · 2021-03-01 23:31:56+00:00

The “freedom fry” troupe can actually be traced back even farther to WWI

If you’ve ever wondered why “frankfurters” are now called “hot dogs” or why “sauerkraut” was called “liberty cabbage” for a hot minute, it’s because of anti-German sentiment in the US [1]

[1] https://www.hppr.org/post/freedom-fries-liberty-cabbage-myth

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pbourke | karma 2915 | avg karma 3.0 · 2021-03-02 03:45:01+00:00

Not just the US - Berlin, Ontario was renamed to Kitchener (after British WWI general Lord Kitchener) in 1916.

andrepd | karma 17410 | avg karma 3.19 · 2021-03-03 02:22:50+00:00

I thought this was a joke.

It isn't.

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